Earlier, during the match, both India and Pakistan had ample opportunities to settle the issue in regulation time. Pakistan earned seven penalty-corners to India's one, but they failed to beat the Indian defense and the goalkeeper Sreejesh.

The epic battle saw the two teams struggle for a goal and go at full-time deadlocked at 0-0. Even the 15-minute extra-time failed to yield a result, taking the match to penalty shootouts that was held under altered rules with the striker taking on the goal-keeper from a 23-metre line for eight seconds. However, it was India who emerged victorious after a better display in the breaker.